Southeast Asia

Lee Hsien Loong's state visit was a reminder that Singapore has long been, and is likely to remain, Canberra's most "like-minded" partner in Southeast Asia.

Government spending remains high compared to historical levels, but is coming down from the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By refraining from condemning Russia’s attempts to annex four regions of Ukraine, the country signaled its continued prioritization of national interests over moral principles.

The country's hedging strategy has proved quite successful in recent decades but is under pressure from the growing strategic tensions in the region.

Juanito Jose Remulla III was arrested last week for the possession of a large quantity of high-grade marijuana.

Two Vietnamese women have filed lawsuits seeking justice for the American use of Agent Orange and atrocities committed by Korean soldiers. The government only endorses one of them.

Is the daughter of the former president gearing up for her own presidential run in 2028?

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers says that 133 lawyers have been killed in the Philippines since 1984, 59 of them over the past six years.

The project is part of a planned 750-kilometer line that would cut across four provinces on the main island of Java.

But the army's history of political interventions means that its promises are very far from reassuring.

The head of the state-owned firm Bio Farma says that the development of IndoVac will "help reduce the nation's dependency on imported vaccines."

China’s leader has leveraged a boyhood connection into a blooming strategic partnership.